![]() She keynotes conferences worldwide, with venues including the United Nations General Assembly and the US Department of State. Today we stand at a crossroads - we can continue to live by the blade, or return to the life-giving chalice. Riane Eisler is a systems scientist, attorney, and author internationally known for her bestseller The Chalice and The Blade, now in 26 foreign editions and 57 US printing, as well as for other award-winning books. It shows that warfare and the war of the sexes are neither divinely nor biologically ordained. ![]() It shows that warfare and the war of the sexes are neither divinely nor biologically ordained. The Chalice and the Blade tells a new story of our cultural origins. ![]() Eisler uncovers the existence, prehistory, of a goddess culture were the chalice held sway and there was peace for humankind. The Chalice and the Blade tells a new story of our cultural origins. This classic text proposes two models of human history: the blade represents the 'dominator model', a world of conflict and domination, threatened with environmental destruction the chalice represents the 'partnership model', a society based on equality and co-operation. Riane Eisler's book 'The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future' has seen a resurgence of popularity in Spanish speaking countries. ![]()
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